Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal to bring about a temporary pause to Israel’s genocidal slaughter in Gaza and the release of Israeli and Palestinian captives, officials have announced.

The deal was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social Wednesday evening, after he first unveiled a heavily criticized 20-point plan to “end the Gaza Conflict” last week. Both the Israeli government and Hamas have confirmed that they agreed to the deal.

Palestinians rejoiced upon the announcement of the news. Videos posted online showed Palestinians celebrating in the streets and children dancing in reaction, celebrating a rare moment of relief amid two years of genocide.

Truthout contacted several of its regular contributors from Gaza to ga

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